standing

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of STANDING

fixed in a place or position <bought the house and all standing appliances and fixtures>

Synonyms immobile, nonmoving, standing, static

Near Antonyms motile; adjustable, flexible, modular; displaceable, portable, removable (also removeable), transferable (also transferrable), transportable; unbalanced, unstable, unsteady

Antonyms mobile, movable (or moveable), moving, nonstationary

rising straight up <all standing timbers are in sound condition>

Synonyms perpendicular, plumb, raised, standing, stand-up, upright, upstanding, vertical

Related Words elevated, lifted, upended, upraised; semierect; freestanding, stand-alone

Near Antonyms prostrate, supine; diagonal, hanging, sagging, slant, slanted, slanting, slanty

Antonyms flat, recumbent

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